Door-cap fixture.



c. A. JOHNSON. DOOR CAP FIXTURE. APPLICATION FILED DEC-'26, 1916- Patented July 10, 1917.

cL'YnE A. aoni'vsoiv, or saiv creases-smears.

DOO'R CA'P FIX-TUBE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

ratentea trtu y re, 191v.

Substitute for applic'ation'Serial ilTo.'808, 9QG,'fi1e'd December 25,1913. This application fired December 26,

To all whom'c't may concern.

Beit known that I, CLYDE A. JOIHINSQN, a citizen of the United-States'an d a resident of San Diego, in the county of san Diego and State of California, have invented a new and useful Door-Cap Fixture, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to door cap fixtures to close the gap between the casing and the top of a door of the horizontally swinging vertically rising type. In thick doors of said type, it is necessary to cut the door short enough to allow for the rise. This leaves an unsightly gap at the top of the door when the door is closed and permits cold and dirt to enter the room. It is the object of the present invention to provide a cap which may be hinged upon the door frame the hinges of the door being in vertical alinement with the hinge of said cap,

that will close said gap and keep out the cold and dirt and at the same time add to the appearance of the door.

With these and other objects in view, I show preferred forms of my invention by the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 illustrates an adjustable cap, partly broken away; Fig. 2 a non-adjustable cap, partly broken away; Fig. 3, a door frame and a closed door hinged thereon, drawn to a reduced scale, showing my invention mounted in operative position, and my door lift 7 mounted at the bottom of the door, saidlift being described and claimed in a co-pending application filed simultaneously with this application; Fig. 4, an elevation of a door frame and an open door hinged thereon, showing my cap operatively mounted on the door and hinged on the door frame, drawn to a reduced scale; Fig. 5, a fragmentary view of a closed screen door and door jamb showing an adaptation of the present invention; Fig. 6, a fragmentary elevation of an open screen door showing said adaptation as it appears when the door is open; Fig. 7, an elevation of the form of hinge recommended for use with my door lift L, showing said hinge in the position it attains when the door is open, drawn to an enlarged scale; Fig. 8, a plan view of my door lift L drawn to an enlarged scale.

The device comprises an inverted channel 1 having a hinge 2 rigidly mounted thereon as shown in Fig. 2.

In use the device is mounted on the door Serial No. 138,907

frame 3 so that the operation of the hinge 2 is concentric with the door hingese. When the door is swung open it rises on the door lift L to the highest ,point and then lowers to the-position shown inFig. 8. During this operation the door 5 rises and descends in the channel 1 without binding since the pins of all the hinges are concentrio.

By the use of my device the unsightly gap is closed when the door is shut and dirt and cold are thereby excluded.

Although intended for use with my door lift L, I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to use with said door lift as the cap may be used with any horizontally swinging, vertically rising door for the purpose of closing a gap at the top of the door.

For certain kinds of doors such as thin screen doors I provide the adaptation shown in Figs. 5 and 6, which neednot extend the full width of the' door. This form has a hinge 6 mounted thereon by a pivot P. The top of door is beveled downwardly toward the hinged edge as shown by the dotted lines in said figures. As the screen door is swung open it travels on the lift L the same as the thick doors, but being thin the free end clears the upper part of the door frame before the rapid rise commences. When the-rise commences the free end of the pivoted cap 7 rises with the door as shown in Fig. 6 and assumes the position shown.

For thick doors or doors that are hung in the middle of the jamb, I recommend the full length cap having the rigidly mounted hinge as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. In Fig. 1, I show an adaptation of the cap which may be adjusted for doors of different thickness. The sides of said cap are slotted which will permit them to be drawn toward or from the center portion to adjust the size of the cap. The adjustment is accomplished by loosening the screws 9 and slipping the sides of the cap to the desired position and then tightening the screws.

I claim:

1. In combination a door frame; a door hinged in said frame; an inverted channel disposed on the top of said door, and hinged to said frame by a hinge in vertical alinement with the hinges of said door, said door being adapted to move up and down in said channel; for the purposes set forth.

2. In combination a door frame, a door shorter than said frame hinged therein by hinges which permit horizontal swinging substantially vertical alinement.

3. A device of the class described, in combination; a door frame having a door lift mounted at the bottom of the hinge edge Copies of this patent may be obtained for thereof; a door hinged in said door frame by hinges which permit horizontal swinging and Vertical rising thereof, said door belng shorter than said door frame thereby leaving a gap at the top thereof to accommodate said vertical rising; a horizontally disposed cap hinged on said door frame and fitting over the top of said door, adapted to swing with said door and to permit vertical. motion thereof within said cap, the hinge thereof being in vertical alinement with the hinges of said door; for the purpose of closing said gap when said door is shut.

CLYDE A. JOHNSON.

five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

